Development
Prominent Entertainment Quarter investors could fund extra metro station
Entertainment Quarter chairman Tony Shepherd said it was “within the realm of possibility” the consortium could finance a station that would serve the precinct and Moore Park.
- by Michael Koziol
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Development outrage
The bankrupt, the fugitive and the billion-dollar Toplace collapse
An undischarged bankrupt was instrumental in landing his insolvency firm the lucrative rights to be administrator of fugitive Jean Nassif’s failed property empire Toplace.
- by Kate McClymont and Ben Cubby
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Planning
Premier questioned over City of Sydney development exemption
There are calls for Chris Minns to explain why a council won’t be included in the scheme to drive high-density housing across Sydney.
- by Max Maddison
In the city of backyards, the Australian dream is changing
Compared with Melbourne and Sydney, the Brisbane backyard has been resilient. But what is in store for this cherished Australian icon. And do we really care?
- by Zach Hope
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Cars
Where in Brisbane do people own the most cars? Search for your suburb
As public transport fails to keep pace with the ever-expanding city, we reveal the top suburbs where families rely on three or more cars.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Noise travels fast: Flight paths to change for different days of the week
Aircraft would use alternate flight paths over Brisbane on different days under a proposal to share the burden of noise.
- by Tony Moore
Apartments locked into higher power bills after developers partner with retailers
There’s been a 900 per cent increase in the number of residents on embedded networks as developers allow energy companies to co-invest in apartment infrastructure in exchange for gas, electricity and hot water contracts.
- by Amber Schultz
Public servants declare ceasefire in war between planning and transport
Newly appointed head of the NSW Planning Department Kiersten Fishburn has pledged to end the war between transport and planning bureaucrats.
- by Andrew Taylor
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City life
There’s nothing wrong with raising kids in apartments - let’s embrace it
The old mythology about quarter-acre blocks and Hills Hoists persists, even if it doesn’t match our modern reality or the intentions of policymakers.
- by Michael Koziol
Green light for WA’s first children’s hospice in western suburbs
The WA Planning Commission has approved a seven-bed children’s hospice in Swanbourne.
- by Sarah Brookes and Holly Thompson
‘Missing piece’: Work starts on divisive $2b Harbourside redevelopment
Darling Harbour is set to be transformed by a new mixed-use complex comprising shops, offices, and a 42-storey luxury apartment tower.
- by Megan Gorrey